The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-06
State News.

John Hughes, who VAS shot on
Christmas day by r. Fl. Jacobs, on the
latter's place, four miles from GrccnvilIe,
died on Tuesday afternoon.
On Friday night four strange men
visited Squire Longs place, in Greenville
County, and deliberately broke all they
could Of fine engine he had.
"A four-year.old sou of Mr.. II. Stoub,
Of Rossville, Chester, was horribly burned
last Thursday afternoon oy his cloth
ing taking fire. He died Friday.
= The Laurens Town Cnuncil has
decided to grant license to retail liquor
dealers at $3.50 per annum-half to be
paid in advance and balance in six
months, with bond and securities.
On Saturday last dificuity occurred
at Laurens between Section Master Boney
and Mr.. Jack Irby of Goidvlle, in which
Mr.. Boney received t#a severe flesh
wounds from 4 pistol, in the arm and
LEG.
The people Of Winnsboro experience
ed another earthquake shock Monday
morning abou!3 o'clork. She sht OK was
preceded by a loud detouation, like the
firing of canncn. TIL. motion seemed
to be vertical.
- Mrs. Ru'guess aud her little six.
ycar-oid daughter Of Grcenville County
were seriously burned last week. Mrs.
Bnrguess swept some powder that had
been split On the hearth into the fire,
which exploited, and her c'othicg was set
on fire.
A small fishing sloop was found
driven ashore in Cooper River IL short
distance above Charleston, S. c., last
week, wcdged on All oyster rock. Two
c9lored men aud q colorcd woman were
found on The deck dead. They had been
unable to wsdc ashore over the razor like
oyster shells, and hcing without Gre died
of the coil.
- Hampton Brown and Henry Lloyd,
two co!ored boys Of Camden, went out
shooting on The 29!h Inst Hampton saw
a rabbi; and attempted 70 shoot at i,
when the brecch Of the gun WAS blown
out. 1t struck the boy in the forehead,
creating a wound from which the brair s
oozcd out. He will die.
= On Christmas afternoon, says tie
Newbcrry Herald, difficulty occurred at
Mr. Dave RuH7s, about nine miles from
Ncwi,erry, between Baciman Lominicl
and Robert Sigh, iu which Lominick
was cut in TIE left side within an inch of
the heart, Which it is thought will prove
fatal. Both are young men and were
under the influence of whisky at the time.
No other cause is assigned 70! this unfor-
tunate affair, as they had been frienta
before this.
- The Marion Inde.r says that Captain
D. w. Belhca and his wife we're Mortified
last Wednesday upon seeing ore Of their
mules come gsl!oping UP To their gaze
dragging the almost liieess body Of their
little nephew, David Brunson, who was
living with them and whom they had
adopted. 1t seems he had gone of riding
the mule and in some way had fallen
from the animal, his feet becoming en-
tangled in the lines, and !hus lie had been
dragged u considerable distance. Before
medical aid could arrive life was extinct.
David was bright little fellow about
eight years old.
= The parents of Susie Walker and
Guy Harris. the youthful Spartanburg
couple who were clandestnely married
by Notary on Christmas night, will, it
is said, consent to the formal declaration
by the courts that the marriage is nnlli-
t. which is TO be sought to prevent the
possibility OF embarrassmcnts in the FIJI.
turc. Mr.. Walker is the moving party in
the legal proceedings. There i. no o'yec-
ton to the match young Harris being
of good character and conncctions) more
than the extreme youth and consequent
irresponsibiiily of the persons who under
forl, in crtor intu c,,rh 81 solcn,o contract
At Georges Station on Tuesday,
sad accident occurred. Sidney b. Abbott,
a bright young man about 81 years of age,
local editor CT the Georges News, was
run over by horse and instantly killed.
lie had just won The first prize at tour
namenl and crowned the queen when the
accident occurred. His neck was brokenl